Year 10 History Elective

Terrorism

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1916 Easter Rising

Introduction

In this unit you will be learning about terrorism in Ireland and in the Middle East:

Ireland

• History of Ireland

• The conflict between the Irish and British
• The Easter Rising
• The emergence of Sinn Fein
• Michael Collins
• Eamon De Valera
• The IRB and IRA
• The Volunteers
• The partition of Ireland
• The Republic of Ireland
• IRA Splinter groups (Official IRA, Provisional IRA)
• The Conlons
• Gerry Adams
• Civil Rights Movement
• Bloody Sunday
• Bloody Friday
• IRA bombings in Northern Ireland and England
• Peace treaties
• The situation today

• Causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• The PLO
• 1972 Munich Olympics
• Rome and Vienna Airport attacks
• September 11
• Al-Qaeda
• Bali Bombings
• London Bombings